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Letter: Letter writer wrong on impact of immigrants
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LETTER: LETTER WRITER WRONG ON IMPACT OF IMMIGRANTS
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Ron Kopko offers startlingly incorrect opinions about immigrants in a May 30
letter. Kopko suggests that since 1776, “our country” fought for freedoms that
immigrants now claim. Yet Spain, France, Germany and Poland contributed aid and
soldiers to the Revolution, and many Native Americans and enslaved people
(legally defined as non-citizens) also fought for American independence. By the
mid-19th century, about half of the U.S. military was foreign-born; 10% of the
Union army at the Civil War’s end were formerly enslaved people. About 20% of
the forces in the Civil War and WWI were immigrants; one-third of the immigrants
who served in WWII weren’t citizens.
Kopko also perpetuates myths about current immigrants. The 2021 Census found 37%
of immigrant workers are employed in management, business, science, and the arts
– just 6% less than U.S.-born workers. The U.S. Immigration Council reports that
25% of all U.S. engineers and nearly 40% of computer hardware engineers are
foreign-born. They represent 30% of all physical scientists and 32% of
economists. In 2021, the Association of American Medical Colleges noted that 20%
of doctors working in the U.S. were foreign-trained and have been essential to
filling physician shortfalls, especially in underserved communities.
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